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Masoud Pezeshkian
Middle East

What the West misunderstands about Iran

After decades of diplomatic whiplash, even moderates in Tehran have stopped trusting Western promises

Trump Netanyahu in Washington
Middle East

Netanyahu returns to DC — in triumph or with more to ask?

Gaza ceasefire, bombing Iran again, normalization — all may be on the White House meeting docket Monday. But likely this is more political theater.

Iran
Middle East

First it was regime change, now they want to break Iran apart

Reckless fantasies of balkanizing the country misunderstand Iranian nationalism and risks catastrophic blowback

Ratcliffe Gabbard
Middle East

Trump's use and misuse of Iran intel

We're once again exploring a world where intelligence is shaped to fit a policy, not inform it

Lobby Horse
QiOSK

How the weapons industry pushed Trump toward war with Iran

The president watched a lot of Fox News, which was dominated by defense contractor voices advocating US strikes

Trump Netanyahu
Military Industrial Complex

Polls: Americans don't support Trump's war on Iran

The president tapped into mass distrust of the Military Industrial Complex to win re-election, which remains true in recent surveys